compère
noun
a host, master of ceremonies, or the like, especially of a stage revue or television program.
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compère
American
[kom-pair]
/ ˈkɒm pɛər /
Or
compere
noun
verb (used with object)
compèred,
compèring
compere
British
/ ˈkɒmpɛə /
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of compère
1730–40; < French: literally, godfather; Old French < early Medieval Latin compater, equivalent to Latin com- com- + pater father
Example Sentences
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I remember as a youngster coming here the first few times and hearing the sound of the masterful compère Don Goodwin facing off against the whirr of activity in the building.
From The Guardian ● May 10, 2017
Labour’s left was having fun by the sea and Mr Corbyn was its compère, tour manager and rep.
From Economist ● Oct. 1, 2015
We trammelled kings can never go free of policy—ey, my compère of England?
From Chivalry by James Branch Cabell
In The Way of all Flesh, however, a compère is always present whose business it is to say good things.
From Aspects of Literature by J. Middleton Murry
Nor does it matter very much that a compère should be present all the while, provided that he does not take upon himself to replace the demonstration the narrative must afford, by arguments outside it.
From Aspects of Literature by J. Middleton Murry
Hollywood actor Jason Momoa was the show's compere and while introducing Pantera, told fans he was joining the moshpit, saying: "Make some space for me, I'm coming in."
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025
On a stage high above a hockey stadium to the north of Lahore, a compere shrieks into the microphone.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2018
All of the 600 guests at the ceremony were invited to a lunchtime reception at St George's Hall, hosted by the Queen, where the best man, the Duke of Cambridge, acted as compere.
From BBC ● May 20, 2018
A festival employee called Barry Jenkins, one of those peripheral film-industry types who’s been working at Telluride for a decade, working his way up from toilet-cleaner to gofer to usher to compere.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2017
“And now,” said Slughorn, shifting massively in his seat with the air of a compere introducing his star act.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
"If you're bringing children into the tent they are going to learn some new words," warned David Morgan, who compèred the stage on Saturday.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2022
The book is compèred by Serge Laget, one of France's great sports journalists, a veteran of a quarter-century of Tours.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 20, 2013
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